Mary Todd Lincoln Fashion Showcase
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024
- A unique event hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum that showcases the style of clothes worn by the President's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Photographed & Edited by Nathan Luber.
[Original Air Date: 12/15/12]
They are actually beautiful gowns
I would Iove to wear one of these ball gowns. The civil war was one of the best fashion periods for women.
Why wasn't Elizabeth Keckley given credit for the designs and workmanship as Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker?
Good question... I don't believe she created all her dresses, but she definitely should have been mentioned!!
Absolutely. That should have been mentioned.😊
No one mentioned her Modiste/best friend, Elizabeth Keckly (a former slave). It is definitely worth it to google her [please & thank-you].
I am studying her now; thank you. What an incredible achievement. Gx
Thanks for telling us! What a life! A wonderful dressmaker, author and a strong woman!
Her modiste was Elizabeth Keckly why these stuck up women didn’t mention her??? She RELIED On Elizabeth for her beautiful gowns!
Beautiful ....the clothing back then was nicer than today. Sad when you think about it
Ms K you Make those dresses well, Thank you and you were an innovator with your fashion sense
Im playing her in a movie helped alot, because im also one of the producers and costume directors. :)
There is such a parallel in Mrs. Lincoln’s story and Queen Victoria/. I never see those parallels discussed but I think they should be discussed.
I would have loved to see this exhibition.
She wasn’t crazy she just suffered a lot of tragedies in her life.
I would love to get to model one of these gowns. I wonder if it is too late to become a reenactor at this museum?
Don't let one of these ladies too close to the fire... I see polyester.
Talent like that just don't come out anywhere wonder where her descendants dressmakers to Kings and Queens in Egypt
I respect the Lincoln Library and Museum, for what they've achieved concerning the Lincoln legacy.. however, as a historian, and Victorian fashion curator, the dresses made for this event are like nothing that existed at the time. They are purely costume. Made from synthetic materials, and with no regard to actual fashion of the 1860s. This kind of irresponsible presentation to a public who attends because it wants to be educated, is just downright degrading to those of us who work to present history correctly. Shame on the museum for allowing this...for condoning it. I mean no disrespect to Mira Horoszowski, her work as a MODERN designer is beautiful.. This was the wrong person to choose, however, for this purpose. A modern Couture designer, rarely possesses the skills needed, to re-produce period garments. That takes many years of training, and practical experience. There are MANY talented tailors and seamstresses, who could have turned this exhibit from what it is, to something that is actually historical and educational.
I, and many of my colleagues, receive informational requests from clients, and amateur researchers about photos of this event, and the dresses made for the exhibit. They are presented to us as research! We have to kindly explain, that nothing they're looking at, is an accurate representation of historical fashion, when it comes to construction, and fabrics used. How many hours could have been saved, if the museum had done their job in the first place.
Please do better in the future.
As a non professional but avid 50+ year historian of 19th century textiles and costume my first thought from the very start of this "production" was that it shouts tacky "POLYESTER" from across the room! A very disappointing misrepresentation of the period and Mary Todd Lincoln's discerning tastes.
It was not supposed to be exact replicas--get real!!! It would be very expensive to orchestrate that. The notion of the 👗 was to illustrate what her 👗 may have looked like during that time period when she and abe Lincoln were in the Whitehouse.
@@Lynski94 I hear you... However, there's an issue with your defense. The designer (and the museum) described AND presented the clothes as "accurate re-creations" from the 1860s.
Beyond the basic silhouettes, there is nothing accurate about any of it. I have made replicas of garments for museums - it's part of my job - and at NO point, would I even think of using modern synthetic materials to accomplish that. I'm well aware of the costs involved. If I compromised, it could no longer be termed "accurate" or a "replica". There are ethics involved in the representation of history...and telling the public something is a faithful re-creation when it clearly is not, is dishonest and misleading. I've worked in this field for 30 years and nothing irritates me more than someone in a position of authority, with the ability to directly educate the public about history, who presents inaccuracies with impunity.
very stylish
Mary Todd Lincoln and Jacqueline Kennedy will have much to speak about in Heaven.
What a queen 👑
Or in this case Lady
I miss you mery thod love from India Assam
I was under the impression she didn’t like grays or browns .
She was considered pretty and stylish when she was younger and afterall she gave birth to 4 boys
She bought so many dresses and gloves who does that?
rich and poor? really? How about first lady and what is expected of her - gosh.
Those figures, they look better than some madame tussauds one
that civil war drip
All the fancy dresses in the world couldn't hide that body, and that face! Lol
Best of luck having a fulfilling life if you think it's worth your while to write ugly comments. It doesn't make MTL look bad, but it very much makes you look bad.
@nyx773--well said!
Mighty sexist that no man was chosen to model the dresses
An ugly woman, but that dresses was incredible
shut up bitch
Christian Patterson
I agree. I love these ball gowns and would love to slip into one of these numbers.
She was not a particular pretty woman. The cloths made the gal.
go to hell
@tomgreen8390😅 no kidding!